Subtitle taken from the cover, spine, and title page verso

Includes index

A guide to the actor's toolbox -- Early lessons -- Taking the mystery out of acting -- The tools of acting -- Neutralizing the self -- Actualizing the self -- Actualizing the physical self -- Neutralizing the script -- Actualizing the script -- Neutralize and actualize your acting partners -- The three "R's" of acting -- The big three -- Breaking down and memorizing the script -- Preparation -- Neutralizing and actualizing the acting space (exploring) -- Layering emotions -- Silent subtext and fantasy -- Exploring other acting possibilities -- Obligations and overall conditions -- The expressive voice and process singing -- State movement and the body as an expressive instrument -- Using the tools in a role -- Character creation -- Notes on playing comedy (Funny reality) -- Acting the classics (Styles and costume) -- The business of show business -- The completed actor -- The reason you can act-the extremely flexible human being -- How acting works --Eight major obstacles to good acting and how to avoid them -- Nine common types of actors -- Seven types of acting teachers to avoid -- Developing a magnetic personality -- Afterword -- List of exercises -- Index

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194 pages : 21 cm

committed to retain 20160630

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